Katzenberg Hillfort
Katzenberg Hillfort is a fort in Mayen, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate. Katzenberg Hillfort is situated nearby to the village Kottenheim, as well as near Trimbs.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Katzenberg Hillfort and Genovevaburg.
Katzenberg Hillfort
Archaeological site
Katzenberg Hillfort is a Roman refuge fort near Mayen in Germany dating to the 4th century. The fortification on the Katzenberg hill was built around 300 AD after the Roman limes had been overrun and Germanic tribes had invaded and plundered the Roman Empire. Katzenberg Hillfort is situated 140 metres southwest of Katzenberg Hillfort.
Genovevaburg
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Genovevaburg is a castle standing on the southwestern side of Mayen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle is the symbol of Mayen and has been rebuilt several times since first being destroyed in 1689. Genovevaburg is situated 2 km west of Katzenberg Hillfort.
Mayener Grubenfeld
Park
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Mayener Grubenfeld is a park, which is situated 1½ km north of Katzenberg Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kottenheim and Trimbs.
Kottenheim
Village
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Mayen is a town in the Eifel. Adjacent villages of Kürrenberg, Kottenheim, Kruft and Mendig are also included in this page. Kottenheim is situated 3 km north of Katzenberg Hillfort.
Trimbs
Village
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Trimbs is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Trimbs is situated 4 km east of Katzenberg Hillfort.
Ettringen
Village
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Ettringen is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. The nearby abandoned stone quarry Ettringer Lay serves as a popular climbing area of the German Alpine Club with more than 790 routes set in the basalt walls. Ettringen is situated 4½ km northwest of Katzenberg Hillfort.
Katzenberg Hillfort
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.32077° or 50° 19′ 15″ northLongitude
7.24526° or 7° 14′ 43″ eastElevation
268 metres (879 feet)Open location code
9F2986CW+84GeoNames ID
12123828
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Katzenberg Hillfort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Heuvelfort van Katzenberg”
- Finnish: “Katzenbergin linnavuori”
- French: “Colline fortifiée de Katzenberg”
- German: “Römerwarte Katzenberg”
- German: “Römerwarte Mayen”
- German: “Spätrömische Höhenbefestigung Katzenberg”
- Italian: “Fortezza di collina Katzenberg”
- Russian: “Городище Катценберг”
- Spanish: “Castro Katzenberg”
- Swedish: “Katzenbergs fornborg”
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